Supply chain sustainability

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Supply chain sustainability provided by OpenLearn is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 8 hours worth of material. Upon completion of the course, you can receive an e-certificate from OpenLearn. The course is taught in Englishand is Free Certificate. Visit the course page at OpenLearn for detailed price information.

Overview
  • To survive in today’s competitive environment, organisations need not only have an efficient and effective supply chain for the context in which they operate, they also have to consider issues of ...

Syllabus
    • Introduction
    • Learning outcomes
    • 1 What do we mean by the term ‘sustainable supply chain’?
    • 1 What do we mean by the term ‘sustainable supply chain’?
    • 2 The environmental perspective
    • 2 The environmental perspective
    • 2.1 The impact of logistics on the environment
    • 2.2 The impact of manufacturing and production on the environment
    • 2.3 The impact of waste on the environment
    • 3 The financial perspective
    • 3 The financial perspective
    • 3.1 The traditional bottom line
    • 4 The social perspective
    • 4 The social perspective
    • 4.1 Ethics in the supply chain
    • The UN approach to sustainability
    • You are judged by who you do business with
    • 5 The network perspective
    • 5 The network perspective
    • 5.1 Stakeholders in the supply chain
    • 5.2 Best practice when working with stakeholders
    • 6 The four perspectives of supply chain sustainability: a self-assessment
    • 6 The four perspectives of supply chain sustainability: a self-assessment
    • Conclusion
    • References
    • Further reading
    • Acknowledgements